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Offences by companies.- (1) If the person committing an offence under this Act is a company, the company as well as every person- in- charge of, and responsible to, the company for the conduct of its business at the time of the commission of the offence shall be deemed to be guilty of offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly : Provided that nothing contained in this sub- section shall render any such person liable for any punishment if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub- section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Explanation.- For the purposes of this section.- (a) "company" means anybody corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals; and (b) "director" in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.